GARULEUM BIPINNATUM
\ɡˌɑːɹuːlˈiːəm ba͡ɪpɪnˈɑːtəm], \ɡˌɑːɹuːlˈiːəm baɪpɪnˈɑːtəm], \ɡ_ˌɑː_ɹ_uː_l_ˈiː__ə_m b_aɪ_p_ɪ_n_ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\
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A South African plant, Ord. Compositae; known under the name Snakeroot, from its reputed effects as an antidote to the bites of venomous serpents. The root is a great favourite with the Boers in chest discases-as asthma-and in affections in which a free secretion from the mucous membrane of the bronchia is indicated. It has diaphoretic properties, and acts as a diuretic in gout and dropsy. It is given in decoction or tincture. Dr. Pappe thinks the root ought to have a place in the Materia Medica.
By Robley Dunglison
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
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